METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CUSTOMIZING DISPLAYED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20120240052A1
• Filed: 06/04/2012
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deluxe 3D LLC (Deluxe Corp.), Deluxe Digital Distribution Inc. (Deluxe Corp.), Deluxe Digital Studios, Inc. (Deluxe Corp.), Deluxe Entertainment Services Inc., Deluxe Laboratories LLC, Deluxe Media Inc., Deluxe One, LLC, Softitler Net, Inc., Deluxe Creative Services Inc. (The Framestore Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Deluxe Digital Studios, Inc. (Deluxe Corp.)
• Inventors: Kazerouni, Babak, Kao, Sherry
• Granted Patent: US 11,137,966 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/747
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1415 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00152 involving a password
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00159 Parental control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00731 involving a digital rights management system for enforcing a usage restriction
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10 Digital recording or reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2541 Blu-ray discs; Blue laser DVR discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.

Claims

1. A method of displaying content in association with a portable storage medium, the method comprising:

identifying, through a processor, content to be rendered through a playback device in association with a first portable storage medium to be directly accessed by the playback device;

identifying one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content, where at least one of the one or more customizable display parameters defines an appearance of how the content is rendered when the content from the first portable storage medium is rendered;

receiving a first definition, following the identification of the one or more customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and

causing, through the processor, the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the content, in association with accessing the first portable storage medium, while applying the first definition for the first customizable display parameter in place of a default definition defined, prior to receiving the first definition for the first customizable display parameter, for the first customizable display parameter.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least some of the one or more customizable display parameters define options to be displayed within a menu defined on the portable storage medium and a graphic appearance of how the options are to appear when the menu is displayed.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining whether a network connection is active providing access over a network to one or more remote sources;

accessing a remote source, in response to determining that the network connection is active;

receiving, in response to accessing the remote source, one or more additional definitions, from the remote source, for one or more other customizable display parameters; and

causing the one or more additional definitions for the one or more other customizable display parameters to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying alternate content to be rendered in association with a second portable storage medium directly accessed by the playback device, where the alternate content is different than the content to be rendered in association with a first portable storage medium; and

displaying the alternate content, in association with accessing the second portable storage medium, while applying the first definition for the first customizable display parameter.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying additional content accessible from a source other than the first portable storage medium, where the additional content is designated to be displayed in cooperation with content recorded on the first portable storage medium; and

causing the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be applied by the playback device in displaying the additional content in cooperation with the content recorded on the first portable storage medium.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second definition, following the identification of the one or more customizable display parameters, for at least a second customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and

causing the second definition for the second customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the second customizable display parameter such that the second definition is to be applied by the playback device such that a second content associated with the first portable storage medium is not displayed when the second content would have otherwise been displayed when the second definition for the second customizable display parameter is not applied.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, over a network from a remote source, additional customizable display parameters, comprising a third customizable display parameter that is different than customizable display parameters accessible from local memory of the playback device and recorded on the medium;

receiving a third definition, following the receiving of the additional customizable display parameters, for at least the third customizable display parameter of the additional customizable display parameters; and

causing the third definition for the third customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the third customizable display parameter such that the third definition is applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.

9. A method of playing back content to be played back in association with a portable storage medium, the method comprising:

receiving a command to customize display parameters;

accessing, through a processor a first portable storage medium;

identifying one or more customizable display parameters, defined on the first portable storage medium, that can be applied while displaying a first content associated with the first portable storage medium;

displaying at least one of the one or more customizable display parameter, where the customizable display parameters when applied define an appearance of how content from the first portable storage medium is to be displayed when the content from the first portable storage medium is displayed;

detecting a designation of a first definition for a first customizable display parameter, of the displayed at least one of the one or more customizable display parameter, alter a state of the first customizable display parameter from a first state to a second state;

storing the first definition, in response to detecting the designation of the first definition altering the state of the first customizable display parameter to the second state; and

displaying, through the processor, the first content in association with the first portable storage medium while applying the first definition of the first customizable display parameter according to the second state.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more one or more customizable display parameters are customizable to alter the playing back of the content and dictate an appearance and organization of at least portions of the content from the first portable storage medium when the content from the first portable storage medium is displayed.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein at least some of the one or more customizable display parameters define which options in menus defined on the first portable storage medium are to be displayed when the menus are displayed and where the options are to be displayed when the menus are displayed.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the identifying the one or more customizable display parameters comprises:

accessing a user profile;

identifying at least a third customizable display parameter and a third definition as specified in the user profile; and

the displaying the first content comprises displaying the first content in association with the first portable storage medium while applying the first definition of the first customizable display parameter according to the second state and the third definition of the third customizable display parameter.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the identifying the one or more customizable display parameters comprises:

accessing a remote source over a distributed network to gain access to a remote user profile from the remote source;

identifying at least a second customizable display parameter and a second definition as specified in the remote user profile; and

the displaying the first content comprises displaying the first content in association with the first portable storage medium while applying the first definition of the first customizable display parameter according to the second state and the second definition of the second customizable display parameter.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the identifying the one or more customizable display parameters comprises:

searching, through a playback device, the first portable storage medium being directly accessed by the playback device;

identifying, as a result of the searching of the first portable storage medium, a remote source designated on the first portable storage medium;

accessing the remote source over a distributed network;

identifying, through the remote source, a second customizable display parameter;

receiving, from the remote source, a second definition for the second customizable display parameter; and

the displaying further comprises displaying the first content applying the second definition for the second customizable display parameter instead of an alternative definition defined on the first portable storage medium for the first customizable display parameter.

15. A method of rendering content, comprising:

receiving, over a network, an identification of content, recorded on a portable storage medium being directly accessed by a remote playback device, to be played back by the remote playback device;

identifying, through a processor and according to the identification of the content, one or more display parameters associated with the content, where the one or more display parameters are customizable to alter the playing back of the content at the remote playback device and dictating an appearance and organization of at least portions of the content from the portable storage medium when the content from the portable storage medium is displayed;

identifying, through the processor, one or more associated definitions for each of the one or more display parameters, where the associated definitions dictate at least in part how the content is played back relative to the associated one or more display parameters; and

communicating, over the network, the one or more definitions to the remote playback device to be applied by the playback device, in association with corresponding one or more display parameters specified at the remote playback device, in altering the playback of the content at the remote playback device from a playback of the content without the one or more definitions.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the identifying the one or more associated definitions comprises

identifying a medium defined display parameter that is specified on the portable storage medium to be applied in displaying the content;

identifying a customized definition that can be applied in accordance with the medium defined display parameter; and

wherein the communicating the one or more definitions to the remote playback device comprises communicating, over the network, the customized definition to the remote playback device to be applied, instead of a parameter definition defined on the medium for the medium defined display parameter, by the playback device in playing back the content.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the identifying the one or more display parameters further comprises:

receiving an identification of a user of the playback device;

accessing a user profile stored on a computer readable medium separated from the remote playback device; and

the identifying the one or more display parameters associated with the content comprises identifying at least one display parameter specified in the user profile

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

identifying a restriction that is to apply to the content and that prevents a specific display parameter defined on the portable storage medium from being utilized; and

communicating the restriction to the remote playback device to control the remote playback device to prevent the use of the specific display parameter in accordance with the restriction.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprises:

identifying, according to the identification of the content, an additional display parameter associated with the content;

identifying additional content associated with the additional display parameter; and

transferring the additional content, in response to the identifying the additional content, to the remote playback device to be displayed with the content, by the remote playback device, in association with the additional display parameter.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the content comprises a user interface menu and the identifying the additional content comprises identifying graphical content that is to be displayed on the user interface menu defined on the portable storage medium being accessed by the remote playback device, where the user interface menu is to be displayed, including displaying the graphical content, by the remote playback device.

21. A computer readable portable storage medium having recorded thereon code that in part controls the playback of content to be played back in association with the computer readable portable storage medium, the code when implemented by an appropriately configured processor accessing the code from the computer readable portable storage medium causes the processor to implement the following steps:

accessing content to be played back by a playback device in association with a computer readable portable storage medium being directly accessed by the playback device;

identifying a plurality of display parameters, defined on the computer readable portable storage medium, associated with the content that dictate at least in part how the content is displayed, where at least some of the display parameters dictate an appearance and organization of at least portions of the content from the portable storage medium when the content from the portable storage medium is displayed;

identifying, for each of the identified plurality of display parameters, one or more associated parameter definitions, including a first default parameter definition associated with a first display parameter;

determining whether a customized parameter definition associated with the first display parameter is specified, on a separate computer readable medium accessible by the playback device, to be utilized in displaying the content;

playing back the content while applying the customized parameter definition for the first display parameter in place of the first default parameter definition when the customized parameter definition is specified; and

playing back the content applying the first default parameter definition defined on the computer readable portable storage medium when the customized parameter definition is not defined.

22. The computer readable portable storage medium of claim 21, wherein:

the content comprises one or more control options defined on the computer readable portable storage medium;

the plurality of display parameters define which the one or more control options are to be displayed and relative position of the one or more control options when displayed;

the playing back the content while applying the customized parameter definition comprises configuring a graphical representation of the one or more control options applying the customized parameter definition for the first display parameter in place of the first default parameter definition when the customized parameter definition is defined; and

the playing back the content applying the first default parameter definition comprises configuring a default graphical representation of the one or more control options applying the first default parameter definition defined on the portable storage medium when the customized parameter definition is not defined.